"It is found in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, southern Florida, and Bermuda" (Rossi -Snook, Wood, and Zeeh).
D. labyrinthiformis is in a sedimentary environment so because it can’t move around for food it has to depend on suspension to get nourishment. They prey on zooplankton and bacteria, by using their tentacles and extruded mesenterial filaments. They have nematocysts on their polyps, these nematocysts are triggered to capture and immobilize their prey. Also, mucus and cilia help in capturing and bringing food particles to the mouth (Rossi-Snook, Wood, and Zeeh). Furthermore, it also gets nourishment from symbiotic dinoflagellate algae and zooxanthellae, which is located in its polyps’ endodermal tissue layer (Rossi-Snook, Wood, and Zeeh).
